Suzhou rural wedding will invite a silk bamboo band, respectively, which kinds of instruments, and the repertoire they play. I hope those in the know can tell, thank you!

Jiangnan silk and bamboo is popular in southern Jiangsu, western Zhejiang, Shanghai area of silk and bamboo music collectively. Jiangnan silk and bamboo orchestra establishment is more flexible, it to erhu, flute for the two main instruments, generally three to five people, can also be more seven, eight people. Stringed instruments are small sanxian, pipa, yangqin; wind instruments and xiao, sheng; percussion instruments are drums, boards, wooden fish, touch bells, etc., because the band is mainly composed of erhu, yangqin, pipa, sanxian, qin, flute, xiao, and other silk and bamboo musical instruments, so it is called Jiangnan Silk and Bamboo. Silk and bamboo music is popular in both urban and rural areas of these regions, but the styles are completely different. The style of urban silk and bamboo music is elegant and gorgeous, with more flowers, and widely spread; while the rural areas are commonly used gongs and drums, the atmosphere is warm, simple style.

Jiangnan silk and bamboo music structure, in addition to the common folk music, cycle, variations of the characteristics of the song, the most representative of the board cavity variations of the structure of the characteristics of the formation. This feature forms a song with many variations, constituting a cluster of silk and bamboo music around the mother song of the suite. For example, the "old three six", can be derived as "in the board three six" (referred to as "three six"), "slow three six"; "old six board" can be derived as "fast six board", "in the six board", "in the flower six wrench", "slow six board" (this five songs commonly known as "five generations in the same house"). These pieces can be played independently or in a sequence from complex to simple, from diffuse to fast. Take "Old Six Panels" as an example: its playing order: "Slow Six Panels" (a board with seven eyes, elegant and slow melody); "Middle Flower Six Panels" (a board with three eyes, clean and smooth melody); "Middle Six Panels" (a board with one eye, light and smooth melody); "Fast Six Panels" (running board, vivid and fast melody); "Old Six Panels" (running board, simple and simple melody). The contrasting effect is stronger when the plate cadence variation is applied to a piece of music.

The eight famous songs of Jiangnan Silk and Bamboo:

1.Song of Joy

2.Celebration in Yunnan

3.All is Happening as Desired

4.Walking on the Streets

4. Streets

5. Medium Fancy Six Beat

6. Three Six

7. Slow Six Beat

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